family members say albert woodfox is overhwelmed, but feeling great? shown here - celebrating with members of the black panther party?just after his release from prison?where he spent more than four decades in solitary confinement.. in a 9 by 6 foot cell. nats - q: albert how does it feel? albert: uhh, i really the last of the so-called "angola 3" prisoners - freed yesterday- on his 69th birthday, sot woodfox after taking a plea deal in the 1972 murder of louisiana state penitentiary guard- brent miller? (add shorty bite here) his conviction overturned twice, woodfox was set to be tried a third time, when he pleaded no contest to lesser charges yesterday? while maintaining- he is innocent. sot robert mcduff attorney for albert woodfox "this plea agreement was a means to bring this case to an end." an end to a punishment woodfox claims he and the other "angola 3" inmates were given - because of their ties to the black panthers? the group- joining him as he starts his life outside of prison walls for the rapper "50 cent" will have to explain his instagra

albert woodfox has been released as part of a plea deal. as nbc's jacob rascon tells us, it's been a gain his freedom. >> reporter: few may ever understand freedom like albert woodfox released tonight on his 69th birthday after his attorneys say he spent more time in solitary confinement than any other prisoner in american history. it started with a prison riot in louisiana state penitentiary in 1972. prison guard brent miller was stabbed 32 times. woodfox and herman of the murder and sent to solitary confinement. prisoner robert king also was convicted for the same crime. king was released in 2001 after 29 years alone in a cell. >> i'm free from feel free as long as albert and wallace are in priss on. >> wall as was set free 2013 and died of cancer two days later and today albert woodfox plead no contest to the killing and was sentenced to 32 years and already had served 45 years so was released. in a statement he said i hope the events of today will bring closure to many. after more than four decades free. jacob rascon, nbc news. >>> when

family members say albert woodfox is overhwelmed, but feeling great? shown here - celebrating with members of the black panther party?just after his release from prison?where he spent more than four decades in solitary confinement.. in a 9 by 6 foot cell. nats - q: albert how does it feel? albert: uhh, i really haven't decided yet. the last of the so-called "angola 3" prisoners - freed yesterday- on his 69th sot woodfox after taking a plea deal in the 1972 murder of louisiana state penitentiary guard- brent miller? (add shorty bite here) his conviction overturned twice, woodfox was set to be triethird time, when he pleaded no contest to lesser charges yesterday? while maintaining- he is innocent. sot robert mcduff attorney for albert woodfox "this plea agreement was a means to bring this case to an end." an end to a punishment woodfox claims he and the other "angola 3" inmates were given - because first time in more than forty years. marci gonzalez abc news new york former subway spokesman, jared fogle is hoping to get a shorter prison sentence. he app

and wallace are >> wall as was set free 2013 and died of and today albert and today albert woodfox plead no contest to the killing and was sentenced to 32 years and already had served 45 years so was released. in a statement he said i hope the events of today will bring closure to many. after more than four decades free. jacob rascon, nbc news. >>> when we come back. what voters here in south carolina kelme shall we say, unnecessarily complex. limiting where you can earnpbonus cash back... then those places change everypfew months... please. it's time you got the pquicksilver card from capital one. pquicksilver earns you unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, everywhere. pdoesn't get much simpler than that. >>> the newer poll numbers we talked about at top. newscast that show a tightening of the gop presidential race in south carolina underscore how fluid things appear tonight. i dropped in at a local barbecue place during the lunch hour to take my own scientific measure of what's driving people's decisions. want an ice tea. >> sure. >> sweet or unsweet. >> sweet in south carolina.

albert woodfox has been released as part of a plea deal. as nbc jacob rascon tells us, it's been a hard fought battle to gain his freedom. >> reporter: few may ever understand freedom like albert woodfox. released tonight on his 69th birthday after his attorneys say he spent more time in solitary confinement than any other prisoner in american history. it started with a prison riot at louisiana state penitentiary, or angola, in 1972. prison guard brent miller was stabbed 32 times. woodfox and fellow inmate herman wallace were convicted for the murder and sentenced to solitary confinement. prisoner robert king got the same penalty for a different crime. they became known around the world as the angola three, spending decades in 9 by 6 foot cells even as woodfox and wallace's convictions were overturned twice for inadequate representation and charges of racial discrimination. king was released in 2001 after 29 years alone in a cell. >> i'm free from angola. i don't feel free as long -- >> wallace was set free in 2013. he died of cancer days l

. >> reporter: few may ever understand freedom ke albert woodfox ased tonight on his 69th birthdayfteris attoeys say spent more time inolitary confinement an any other priser in american history. ittart with a prison riot in louisia state penitentiary or angloo 1972. prison guard brent mill was stabbed 32 times. woodfox a fellow inmate herman walla were convictorhe to solitar confinement. prer robert king gothe same palty for a dferent crime. they became known aroundhe world as thengolathree, spding decades in 9 x 6 foo cells, even as woodfox and wallace' cvictions were overtued twice for idequate representatind chars of racl discrimination. asreleased in 2001 after 2ears alone in a cell. >> i'm free angola, but i don't feel free as long as hean al brert in prison. i don't consider myself free >> wall ws was set free in 2013. he died of cance days late and today albert woodfox pleaded no contest to th killin and was ntenced to42years, but he had already served 45o w releed. d in statement woodfox, who has always maintained his innocence, said i he the eventsf today will bring closure to

. >> albert woodfox has always maintained that he was an innocent man. after a 40-year legal battle he was finally able to walk free. [applause] >> on his 69th birthday, albert woodfox walked out of the louisiana penitentiary a free man. he had been convicted twice for killing prison guard in 1972. he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. both convictions were overturned on appeal. last summer a judge ordered woodfox's release. but a federal appeals court decided he had to state behind bars while the state of louisiana challenged the release. woodfox's release friday comes after the state dropped the threat of sub jacketing him to a third murder trial. he said although i was looking forward to proving my innocence at a new trial, concerns about my health and my age have caused me to resolve this case now and obtain my release with this no contest plea to lesser charges. i hope the events of today will bring closure to many. woodfox was one of the so-called angola 3. he along with robert keen and her man wallace spent long stretches in angola, l

albert woodfox was put in solitary cell more than 43 years ago. convicted in the death of a prison guard. yesterday, on his 69th birthday he was set free. here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: tonight, family members say albert woodfox is overwhelmed, but feeling great. shown here celebrating with members of the black panther party just after his release from prison, where he spent more than four decades in solitary confinement in a 9 x 6 foot cell. >> how does it feel? >> uh, i really haven't decided yet. >> reporter: the last of the so-called "angola 3" prisoners freed yesterday, on his 69th birthday. >> right now, i'm just trying to adjust to being free. deal in the 1972 murder of louisiana state penitentiary guard, brent miller. his conviction overturned twice, woodfox was set to be tried a third time, when he pleaded no contest to lesser charges yesterday, while maintaining he is innocent. >> this plea agreement was a means to bring this case to an end. >> reporter: an end to a punishment woodfox claims was because of his ties to the blac

. >> reporter: albert woodfox was in the louisiana state prison known as angola. was convicted in that guard's murder. his attorney said he spent more time in solitary confinement than anyone else in american history. and today, he's starting his first full day of freedom. this morning, waking up a free man, after more than four decades in solitary confinement. >> how does it feel? >> i really haven't decided yet. >> reporter: yesterday, albert woodfox, one of the prisoners known as the angola three, celebrated his 69th birthday by walking out of a louisiana jail. after taking a plea deal, he's now starting life outside of his 9 x 6 prison cell for the first time in 43 years. >> right now, i'm just resigned to trying to adjust to being free. >> reporter: woodfox and fellow inmate wallace were convicted of murdering a prison guard. the men claiming the crime was pinned on them because of their involvement in the black panther >> we were framed for murder. that with we are totally completely and actually innocent of. >> reporter: they were sentenced to indefinite so

albert woodfox, after more than 40 years in solitary confinement. already in prison for robbery, and then convicted for killing a prison guard. today, he pleaded no contest for that killing, and walked out of prison on his 69th birthday. >>> and a shake-up at sea world. three executives out today as the company, still roiled by negative press about its treatment of killer whales after the 2013 movie "blackfish," is planning hotels, roller coasters and aquariums in a bid to save its lagging tourist business. >>> to the world's busiest airport, atlanta's hartsfield-jackson. and the warning for the tsa tonight. the airport demanding, give us more tsa screeners, or we'll go private. 96 million passengers go through atlanta's airport every year. cell phone video, taken from the backseat of a houston school bus. the bus barely made it across railroad tracks. a freight train hurtling by just inches away. 42 children onboard this bus. none hurt. the driver suspended tonight. >>> when we come back, a tribute to a classic american author. so many saddened by